“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate.” That was former White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head, Tesla and SpaceX CEO and X owner Elon Musk’s take on June 5 on the outcome of the 2024 election, single-handedly taking credit for President Donald Trump […]
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Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to talk about a more sensitive topic today, and that’s this new appearance or […]
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President Donald Trump returned to Washington in January with a mandate from the American people to end mass migration. That same month, however, the foreign-born population living within America’s borders hit a record high, in an echo of the Roman Empire. Is it too late to save America from mass migration? Even if America is saved, […]
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With $17 Trillion Of More Debt By 2034, Who’s Going To Buy All Those Treasuries? U.S. Banks, That’s Who. If Congress does nothing — by that, it is meant does not make any changes to existing law — and the $36.2 trillion national debt will spiral up to close to $53 trillion by 2034, according to a 2024 […]
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New Poll: Democratic Party Seen As Weaker On Leadership, Getting Things Done And Changing The Status Quo Ahead Of 2026 Midterms The Democratic Party just received another blistering public opinion report card, with the American people saying by double-digit margins Democrats are weak on leadership, struggle to get things done, and are no longer the […]
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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, dismissing Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers for allegedly fueling cartel violence. The decision, authored by Justice Elena Kagan, reaffirmed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) of 2005, rejecting Mexico’s claim […]
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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, striking down the Sixth Circuit’s “background circumstances” rule that imposed a heightened evidentiary burden on majority-group plaintiffs in Title VII employment discrimination claims. This landmark decision, authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, clarifies that all plaintiffs—whether part […]
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Likelihood Of Swing Voters Supporting Democrats Declines By Double-Digits For House According To New Polls While Democrats cling to a historically modest lead in the latest generic Congressional ballot data — leading Republicans by just 2.5 points in the most recent average — the party is facing steep, double-digit declines in support among swing voters compared to 2018. New […]
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Senate Fiscal Hawks Hold Up Tax Cuts And Border Security Bill Over Debt Ceiling. Is The Debt Ceiling Essential To The Deal? “I want to see the tax cuts made permanent, but I also want to see the $5 trillion in new debt removed from the bill. At least 4 of us in the Senate […]
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Washington, D.C., has become so toxic and corroded in recent years that it should be named an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. But President Donald Trump’s new crew has put on their hazmat suits and headed straight into the thick of it, with last week offering several examples of where the crew is hoping to clean up. […]